
The European Union (EU) approved thePfizer-BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19, a few days after the UK and South Africa identified a new strain of coronavirus. After the UK, Italy and Australia, too, reported cases of the new variant of the deadly virus. Other than the COVID-19 news,China has called Donald Trump's accusation 'farce' on involvement in cyberattack.
Click on headlines to read more

EMA chiefalso reassured people that the existing vaccine can work against the new variant of the novel coronavirus — a claim nobody had made till now.

Australia's Health Minister Greg Hunt said there are no plans to follow other countries in halting flights from the UK.

DonaldTrump on Twitter on Saturday played down Russian involvement on the cyberattack on several US government agencies and said that China 'may'also be involved.

Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed British drugmaker AstraZeneca's decision to test combining its own experimental COVID-19 vaccine with Russia's Sputnik V shot.

'They snuck out and came back in,' Thailand's Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha said blaming migrant workers for seafood market COVID-19 outbreak.

In an apparent sign of US military leaders' concerns about Iranian intentions after Soleimani's killing, McKenzie's current tour was not announced in advance.

The Malaysian politician along with his wife and the newly-wedded couple dressed up for the special day and stood at a designated point from where they waved and shared greetings with the guests who were seated in their cars.

Interpol chief Juergen Stock has warned the world about a possible 'dramatic' increase in the theft and other crimes related to the COVID-19 vaccine.

Naegleria fowleri is typically found in living, breathing people of freshwater, including lakes and streams.

The Indian prime minister also said that Vietnam is an 'important pillar of India's Act East Policy' and a 'big partner' of India's Indo-Pacific vision.